I searched through my fabric dresser for just the right scrap of fabric for the flower’s center. I love how fast Kris’s version of the traditional Churn Dash block came together.

After not doing any machine sewing for a month it was a quick, satisfying finish!

I fused her Trowel Time applique block before we packed up the sewing room and I’ve been working away a bit at a time to do the blanket stitching by hand.

I had it all done… or so I thought… until I decided it just needed a few extra touches.

First, I gave birdie a wing. He looks so much happier now!

I’d added the black for the garden soil when I first made the block but somehow all that soil with nothing growing in it this time of year, just didn’t look right… so late Monday night, I added some carrots for our little bird to be digging up. At the time, I thought, oh this won’t take long to add. Ha!

Fusing the carrots took maybe a half hour to get the size and shapes right. Those green carrot tops are stitched and filled in with backstitch. They took me four hours to stitch!

I have to admit though that I’m thrilled with how it turned out.

If you haven’t had a chance to make August’s blocks, head on over to Kris’s blog.

Here they are again side by side:

And since today is the 1st of September, you’ll find Blocks 15 & 16 waiting for you over at Life in the Scrapatch.

Pat Roe, this month’s designer, has created Granny Garden Pieced Block and Pumpkin Time Applique Block along with a super cute bonus block called Farm Girl Scarecrow.

I can’t wait to make them!

If you’d like to save August’s Blocks 13 & 14 for the In Our Garden BOM for future reference here’s an image perfect for pinning. Just click on the photo.

krislovesfabric

Carie

KJ

September 2, 20166:05 pm

So worth the extra time. I love your attention to detail on the trowel block. The carrot tops look great and I like how you even have one carrot being dug up. Nicely done. This was a block that had a lot of possibilities for personalization.

Promos

Amazon Affiliate Disclosure

Super Mom - No Cape! is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com